PIAGET'S THEORY Flashcards
the term cognition comes from the latin word _____ whihc means to know, to recignise, or to conceptualise
cognoscere
it is the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses
cognition
it is the emergence of the ability to think and understand
cognitive development
it is the acquisition of the ability to think, reason, and problem solve
cognitive development
it is the process by which people’s thinking changes across the life span
cognitive development
he studied cognitive development by observing _____ in particular, to examine how their thought processes changed with age
children
it is the growing _________ and _______ to the physical and social environment
apprehension and adaptation
cognitive development is ___ and ____ changes by which mental process become more complex and sophisticated
gradual and orderly changes
the essential development of cognition is the establishment of new ______
new schemes
__________ and __________ are both the processes of the ways of cognitive development
assimilation and accommodation
the ____________ is the symbol of a NEW STAGE of the cognitive development
equilibration
this an INTERNAL REPRESENTATION of the world.
schema
they are cognitive structures that REPRESENT A CERTAIN ASPECT OF THE WORLD, and can be seen as categories which have certain PRE-CONCEIVED IDEAS IN THEM
schema
it is USING AN EXISTING SCHEMA to deal with a new object or situation
Assimilation
the learner fits the new idea into what he already knows.
assimilation
here, the schema is not changes, only modified
assimilation
this happens when the existing schema does not work and needs to be changed to deal with a new object or situation
accommodation
the schema is altered; new schema may be developed
accommodation
he believed that cognitive development did not progress at a steady rate, but rather in leaps and bounds
equilibration
this occurs when a child’s schemas can deal with most new information through assimilation
equilibration
as a child progress through the stages of cognitive development, it is important to maintain the balance between applying previous knowledge and changing behavior to account for new knowledge
equilibration
what are the four stages of development
- sensorimotor
- preoperational
- concrete operational
- formal operational
this helps explain how children are able to move from one stage of thought to the next
equilibrium